to the Copyright
Royalty Tribunal, on an annual bases, a detailed statement of account
covering all fees received for the relevant period provided by
subsection (b).

(2) During the month of January in each year, every person claiming to
be entitled to compulsory license fees under this section for
performances during the preceding twelve-month period shall file a
claim with the Copyright Royalty Tribunal, in accordance with
requirements that the Tribunal shall prescribe by regulation. Such
claim shall include an agreement to accept as final, except as provided
in section 810 of this title, the determination of the Copyright
Royalty Tribunal in any controversy concerning the distribution of
royalty fees deposited under subclause (A) of subsection (b)(1) of this
section to which the claimant is a party. Notwithstanding any
provisions of the antitrust laws, for purposes of this subsection any
claimants may agree among themselves as to the proportionate division
of compulsory licensing fees among them, may lump their claims together
and file them jointly or as a single claim, or may designate a common
agent to receive payment on their behalf.

(3) After the first day of October of each year, the Copyright Royalty
Tribunal shall determine whether there exists a controversy concerning
the distribution of royalty fees deposited under subclause (A) of
subsection (b)(1). If the Tribunal determines that no such controversy
exists, it shall, after deducting its reasonable administrative costs
under this section, distribute such fees to the copyright owners
entitled, or to their designated agents. If it finds that such a
controversy exists, it shall, pursuant to chapter 8 of this title,
conduct a proceeding to determine the distribution of royalty fees.

(4) The fees to be distributed shall be divided as follows:

(A) to every copyright owner not affiliated with a performing rights
society, the pro rata share of the fees to be distributed to which such
copyright owner proves entitlement.

(B) to the performing rights societies, the remainder of the fees to be
distributed in such pro rata shares as they shall by agreement
stipulate among themselves, or, if they fail to agree, the pro rate
share to which such performing rights societies prove entitlement.

(C) during the pendency of any proceeding under this section, the
Copyright Royalty Tribunal shall withhold from distribution an amount
sufficient to satisfy all claims